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TWO
Izzy climbed out of her dad’s truck slowly, and gave him a wave. For the first time in a fortnight, she wasn’t looking forward to going to school.
She trudged along the pavement, eyeing the playground through the railings. She could see Ali and Elspeth and Lucy squashed up on one of the benches, reading a magazine. Ali glanced up, and caught Izzy looking at them. She said something to the other two, and they all laughed meanly.
Izzy turned scarlet, and hurried in through the gate, and over to the other side of the playground. Now that she was back sitting with Lara and Sophy, Ali would start picking on her again, she knew. Their table was next to Lara and Sophy’s and those two wouldn’t stick up for her. They probably wouldn’t even notice, not unless Ali turned into a Shetland pony.
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